Follow live coverage as Crystal Palace face Manchester City today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United’s latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it’s Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City LIVE: Premier League updates
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Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guéhi, Muñoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
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Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Gündoğan, Savinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Nunes, Haaland
Crystal Palace FC 1 – 0 Manchester City FC
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:22
Palace come forward again through Eze and Sarr and get inside the City box. Eze’s low-driven cross was blocked well by Dias, and Palace have their first corner.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:21
De Bruyne and Haaland link up well in the final third, but as the former’s pass was played through, Haaland forgot to bring the ball with him and the Palace defence cleared. The danger is there to see, however.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:18
Palace are now having a period of sustained possession for themselves. They are happy to knock the ball around their backline and Henderson and wait for an opportunity to break out.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:17
Eze clipped a curling ball into the box, towards Mateta who had made a reverse run. Unfortunately for them both, the cross was overhit and Mateta couldn’t rise high enough to divert it.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:14
Nunes is played in down the left side, but his searching cross into the box found nobody. Savinho collected the ball on the opposite side of the box and laid it off to Gundogan, whose shot was blocked by Guehi.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:13
Manchester City have a large share of the possession now, as they ponder on how to break down the Palace team who have gone ahead early.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:11
Henderson is back up on his feet, and the game is under way again. That Haaland chance will certainly be a wake up call.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:09
CHANCE! Haaland is through on goal and tries to sweep a left-footed shot into the net, but Henderson closes the angle superbly and blocks the shot to keep his side ahead. He is now down injured after the save.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:09
Well, well, well… It looked like City’s barren run had come to an end after their win against Nottingham Forest, but they are behind again here.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:06
Goal Daniel Muñoz Mejía
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:05
It’s been a strong and confident start to this match by Crystal Palace. They formed the first attack through Mateta and although nothing came from it, they have come out quickly.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
15:02
KICK-OFF! Robert Jones blows his whistle for the first time here, and the game is under way!
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:58
The teams are out on the pitch, and we’re nearly ready for kick-off here in London!
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:53
Oliver Glasner makes no changes to his side that won in midweek against Ipswich, but there is some movement on the bench. Kamada returns to the matchday squad after serving his suspension but misses out on starting the match. Henderson makes his 100th Premier League appearance, and Guehi captains the side. For Manchester City, Ortega remains in goal and Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake, Grealish and Doku all drop out of the starting lineup. Lewis, Walker, Savinho and Nunes come in to replace them. Haaland scored his first Premier League hat-trick against Crystal Palace, and he starts up front. Walker captains the away side.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:48
MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Ederson, Scott Carson, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Josh Wilson-Esbrand, Jack Grealish, Jacob Wright, Nico O’Reilly, James McAtee, Jeremy Doku.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:48
MANCHESTER CITY (3-2-4-1): Stefan Ortega; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker; Ilkay Gundogan, Rico Lewis; Matheus Nunes, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Savinho; Erling Haaland.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:48
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Matt Turner, Joel Ward, Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Jeffrey Schlupp, Daichi Kamada, Cheick Doucoure, Justin Devenny, Eddie Nketiah.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:48
CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, Trevoh Chalobah; Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz; Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr; Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:43
Pep Guardiola, similarly to Glasner, will be disappointed with how the first period of the season has gone. Manchester City have won eight of their 14 games so far, with their most recent result being a win against Nottingham Forest. This doesn’t tell the full story, however, and that win came at the end of a torrid run of four losses in the Premier League. That run puts them at the bottom of the form table, and effectively out of the title race. Guardiola’s side will see this as a game to build upon their recent win and get back into the rhythm that we are so used to seeing his side produce.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:38
Oliver Glasner’s team started this Premier League campaign horribly, but he will be pleased that his side have shown a recent upturn in performance and that they have picked up a few more points. They have won two of their 14 games so far, with six draws under their belts as well. A sturdy 1-0 away win against Ipswich in midweek will only lift their spirits more, and they will hope that they can add to their points tally here. The home team will see this game as a very tough fixture, but with a win, they could move as high as four places clear of the relegation zone.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:38
The last time these sides faced each other in the Premier League, the points went to Man City in a 4-2 win back in April this year. In that same season, the reverse fixture ended 2-2 after Palace snatched a late point at the Etihad, thanks to a 95th minute Olise penalty. Since then, Michael Olise has left Palace, and they have been struggling with his absence. City have had their own struggles at the start of this campaign and are now looking likely to be out of the title race, despite still being in the middle of December.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:33
Hello, and welcome to live text commentary on this Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park!
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
14:30
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City team news
13:51 , Jack Rathborn
Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Chalobah, Lacroix, Guéhi, Muñoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Gündoğan, Savinho, Silva, De Bruyne, Nunes, Haaland
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
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